Print control apparatus and method which determine the type of image data and generate the image data using the type of image data

摘要

A print control apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store therein a plurality of surface-effect selection tables for respective pieces of recording medium information on a recording medium. Different types of same surface effects are registered in each of the surface-effect selection tables. The print control apparatus also includes a determining unit configured to determine a surface-effect selection table corresponding to a piece of recording medium information from the storage unit; an image data generating unit configured to generate image data based on the determined surface-effect selection table and based on gloss-control plane data in which a type of a surface effect to be applied to the recording medium and an area of the recording medium to which the surface effect is to be applied are specified; and an output unit configured to output the image data.

主权项

1. A print control apparatus, comprising:
a memory which stores, for each of a plurality of recording media, correspondence information which includes plural entries of a type of image data and plural entries of density information in correspondence with said plural entries of a type of image data; and a processor configured to perform:
determining, using the memory, the correspondence information for one of said plurality of recording media,determining, using an entry of density information in correspondence with a received density value, the type of image data from the correspondence information which has been determined, andgenerating image data using the type of image data which has been determined.